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Vanessa Stoddart has been appointed to the Board of The Warehouse in a search managed by SEQEL. Ms Stoddart is a Non Executive Director of New Zealand Refining Company and Paymark. As a senior executive, she most recently concurrently ran Air New Zealand’s global Human…

Sky Network Television has recently appointed Geraldine McBride and Derek Handley to their board in a search managed by SEQEL Partners. Geraldine McBride is a recent recipient of the KEA World Class New Zealander award recognising her outstanding international career with global software giant SAP….

SEQEL Partner, Mark Ashcroft comments on the increasing number of young female directors adopting a portfolio approach to life in the September 20th National Business Review. The article includes profiles of 4 prominent young directors; Alison Taylor, Vanessa Stoddart, Vicky Taylor and Rukumoana Schaafhausen. Click…

SEQEL has appointed Rob Morris, in a role reporting Gen-I’s Chief Executive Tim Miles. He has extensive business and finance experience, having held senior positions with Ericsson in Sweden and New Zealand. Most recently he was CFO for Ericsson’s $12B Networks business unit. Previously he…

Kim Ellis has recently been appointed to the Board of NZX Top 10 company, Port of Tauranga, in a search conducted by SEQEL. Kim is a Director of a range of companies including Freightways, Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Moa Beer, Fonterra Shareholders Fund, Envirowaste Services and Juicy…

Don Jaine comments in the National Business Review on the growing trend for to boards use a formalised search process, versus merely their own networks, to appoint Non Executive Directors. Old Boy Boards

SEQEL Partner Mark Ashcroft discussing his observations on recent CEO movements in the front page Herald Business article entitled “Big Year for Changing of the Guard”. Full article below. Herald Business

Grant McBeath brings a wealth of sales and country management experience, having held a number of senior positions with Nokia and has made significant contributions across Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Tony Balfour has recently been appointed to the Board of The Warehouse in a search conducted by SEQEL. Mr Balfour spent the last 5 years at Icebreaker, leading all commercial aspects of the business including the company’s global business units, ecommerce activities, retail and marketing….